Companies can’t get dividends out the door quickly enough, for major private shareholders, who face a 10% tax rise on dividend income in April.
If you’re an oligarch, a millionaire rockstar, a property tycoon or you just struck oil off the coast of Brazil – brother, I feel your pain.
A frozen chicken would cost £47 if the cost had risen like house prices have since 1971. Does it matter?
Property investing is the focus of my blog of the week, plus there’s the usual links to other great articles.
Anthony Bolton’s China fund surely won’t repeat his glory days, but it’s not a bad way to invest in China.
Bolton’s got a great track record – but he earned it 6,000 miles away from Beijing.
Here are a few good reasons to back Anthony Bolton in China via his new Special Situations Trust.
Today is Anthony Bolton day on Monevator, in recognition of his exciting new Chinese investment trust.
£1 million in the hand is easily worth £237 million in the bush, especially when the bush is as thorny as this one.
Joseph Stiglitz says the economy is still in trouble after the financial crisis, and banks remain free to take excessive risks.
John Lanchester does money, plus links to the best of the week’s financial and money articles from the blogs and newspapers.
Attention personal finance bloggers! Unemployment is a lagging indicator. It’s nothing personal. Deal with it!
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Companies paying dividends early to beat higher UK tax rates
February 19, 2010Companies can’t get dividends out the door quickly enough, for major private shareholders, who face a 10% tax rise on dividend income in April.